brine

94 (a) napḷ̀ni se kačèto tùriš kàmika odgòre tò si pùšti vòda

You fill up the keg, put a stone on the top, and [some] water comes out.

95 (a) tò ə m vòda štò a pùšti se kàzva sulumùr

The water that comes out is called brine.

99 (a) da ə sì go čìstiš odgòre ako ne bàrneš desetìna dèna

… clean the top of it. If you don’t touch it for ten days or so

100 (a) tò fàne odgòre kajmàk tòa kajmàk trèbe a go fṛ̀liš

it gets this rancid film on top. You have to throw this part out.

101 (a) ako gò razbṛ̀kaš sɤs ə sulumùra sìreneto še zème da ti merìše

If you mix it with the brine then your white cheese will smell.

103 (a) a tòo kajmàk odgòre lèko šte si go fàneš

But as for the rancid film on top, you can easily scoop it off.

104 (a) šte si go fṛ̀liš šte si go očìstiš šte si go otrìeš

You’ll throw it out, and you’ll clean up, you’ll wipe off

60 (a) ta mu napràim solomùr sɤs jajcè se kàže ednò

then test the [saltiness of the] brine with an egg, that’s how they say it.

61 (a) tikà da se vìdi ejcèto kòlko dèset stotìnke

to see if the egg [floats] to the level of a ten-stotinka coin.

63 (a) i sìpam solomùra pòsle i nèma što da ja mu pràviš

I pour off the brine, and there’s nothing [more] to do with it.

39 (a) pupèrki čùški ut kàca salamùra i hùbavu bɤlò jɛ̀lu sɤ

peppers from the barrel of brine. and it was nice. One ate well,

42 (a) i na sèka sɤ̀bota eli nedèl’a se pretàka pretàka

and each Saturday or Sunday we decant it carefully

43 (a) i ako vìdiš če salamùra se e povlèkɤl sìpem u ednù tèndžеru

and if you see that brine has clotted up, I pour it into a pot,

44 (a) na k’umbèto i ga s prekipìm i tegàv ga precèdim

on the stove, bring it to a boil and then strain it,

45 (a) i ga sɤsìpem u i ga vṛ̀nem tàm i tè tekà

and pour it out and put it back it there. Like that

82 (a) mesòto i go pə posòlime ə ə sɤs sɤlɤmùr ta

The meat. We salt it, using brine, so ...

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